"Invites on Path are never sent without a user's consent — any allegations to the contrary are false," Morin told AllThingD's Mike Isaac.

Path, however, does have a new on-boarding process that encourages new users to "Promote My Path" on other social networks like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. It also lets users opt-in to let Path scan their address books, and Gmail and Twitter accounts to invite their friends to the app.